Cardinal Virtues

⁰ There are four cardinal virtues:

1. Prudence
   1. Wisdom in material matters
   2. Zhì (智, wisdom, knowledge)
2. Justice
   1. righteousness
   2. Yì (义; 義, righteousness, justice)
   3. Lǐ (礼; 禮, propriety, rites)
3. Fortitude
   1. forbearance
   2. strength
   3. endurance, and
   4. the ability to confront
      1. fear
      2. uncertainty, and
      3. intimidation
4. Temperance
   1. or restraint
   2. the practice of
      1. self-control
      2. abstention
      3. discretion, and
      4. moderation

¹ And a few eastern additions:

1. Benevolence
   1. Rén (仁, benevolence, humaneness)
2. Xìn (信, sincerity, faithfulness)